Motorway Complex
Pierce Update
14
Motorway North Group
September 12, 2015
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The Southwest Incident Management Team assumed command
of the Motorway North Group at
7:00 a.m. on
September 8.
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The ten fires
within the Motorway North Group being managed
by the Southwest
Incident Management Team are:
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·
Lost Hat Fire
·
Musselshell Fire
·
535 Fire
·
Hemlock Creek Fire
·
Rocky Fire
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·
Austin Fire
·
Pete Forks Fire
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Yoosa Fire
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Snowy Summit Fire
·
Green Fire
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All of the
above fires have shown no growth for several days
and are
not expected to grow in size. Monitoring will continue today.
Lost Hat, the
closest fire to Pierce remains about five miles
east of town.
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The management objectives for these fires are:
· Prevent the spread of the fires
to
the west toward
Pierce
· Ensure
that the fires remain within
the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
·
Protect historic
structures and cultural resources within
the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
·
The Musselshell and 535 Fires have burned
together. Control lines surround approximately 90% of the perimeter of these
two fires. The lines are designed to limit their westward spread into the
community of Pierce.
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Fire crews will continue to improve fire
lines in the Lost Hat, Yoosa, and Musselshell fire areas. Heavy equipment has
been brought in to clear brush and hazard trees along roadways to help reopen
these areas and provide protection to the crews working and the nearby
communities of Pierce and Weippe.
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A
warming and drying trend will continue through Sunday, creating the potential
for the fires to become more active. Unlike Thursday and Friday, Saturday and
Sunday have the potential for wind gusts up to 15 miles per hour. Temperatures
will reach the low 90s in the valleys and the mid 80s on the Motorway Complex
fires. Cooler, wetter weather is expected to move into the area early next
week.
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Evacuations: All Level 1 evacuations have been lifted for
the Powell, Lowell, Syringa, and Lolo Hot Springs areas. The Selway Road is open to the O’Hara Creek
Bridge. For more information, please
visit the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page at:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Idaho-County-Sheriffs-Office/178393728844032
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Closures: All area closures on the Nez Perce-Clearwater
National Forests have been lifted, but the road closures remain in place to
keep visitors safe. Closures are enforced with road blocks. For updates on closures, which will continue
to change, please visit:
http://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/nezperceclearwater/alerts-notices
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Fire Restrictions: All fire restrictions within the Nez Perce-Clearwater
National Forests have been lifted.
For information call: Motorway
Complex Information Office: 208-926-4170
